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LOT 1308

Jemdet Nasr Type Pink Stone Animal Seal

LATE 4TH-EARLY 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

1 5/8 in. (17.8 grams, 41 mm).

Plano-convex in section with ribbed obverse, hooked beak, drilled suspension holes; drilled pattern to reverse.

Provenance

Acquired 1979-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 58.30.3, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 1308

Jemdet Nasr Type Pink Stone Animal Seal

Sold for (Inc. bp): £351

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